Insider

Get exclusive access to premium articles, product guides, reviews, how-tos, and more from CIO, CSO, Computerworld, InfoWorld, ITworld, and Network World - the best enterprise tech publications in the business. Learn more!

Graduates in cap + gown / degrees / degree programs
Feature

5 top cybersecurity masters degrees: Which is right for you?

New cyber masters degrees are popping up all over the place. Here's our unscientific rundown of the top five.

teamwork / collaboration / developers / development / engineers / binary code / virtual interface
Feature

3 DevSecOps success stories

Learn how three very different companies — Microsoft, Verizon and the Pokemon Company — got their development and security teams to work together smoothly.

Multifactor authentication > A mobile phone displays a digital key to a lock on a user's laptop.
Feature

5 trends shaking up multi-factor authentication

Universal adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) is hindered by technical limitations and user resistance, but its use is growing. Here's why.

Email migration to Microsoft Outlook app on mobile email for smartphone user.
How-To

How to migrate smartphone users to the Outlook app with Intune

With the pending retirement of Microsoft Basic Authentication, the best way to protect mobile device users connecting through Exchange is to move them to Outlook.

Impersonation / disguise / fraud / false identity / identity theft
Feature

Rich PII enables sophisticated impersonation attacks

Hackers are now using rich personally identifying information, including device types and browser versions, cookies and web histories, and even voice recordings to gain account access or commit fraud.

Blurred silhouettes amid abstract technology.
Feature

What a security career will look like in five years

Get ready for ‘BISOs’ in the business, security positions on the customer experience team, and AI taking over cyber jobs – but in a good way.

Fraud / deception / social engineering > A wolf in sheep's clothing in a binary environment.
Feature

10 signs you're being socially engineered

Scammers will try to trick you and your organization's users into giving up credentials or other sensitive date. Be skeptical if you see any of these signs.

Credential theft > A thief steals a password.
How-To

How to detect and halt credential theft via Windows WDigest

Attackers can steal user credentials by enabling credential caching in the Windows authentication protocol WDigest. Here's how to stop them.

Two business people shake hands with a third at a meeting, surrounded by question marks.
Feature

6 questions candidates should ask at every security job interview

The cybersecurity skills shortage means security pros can be picky about where they work. Here's how to suss out bad employers.

Email encryption > A key + a three-dimensional 'at' symbol bearing a series of locks.
Feature

The top 5 email encryption tools: More capable, better integrated

Most of the email encryption solution vendors have broadened the scope of their products to include anti-phishing, anti-spam, and data loss prevention (DLP).

golden egg / nest / numbers / precious value / worth / growth
Feature

Three strategies to prove security's value

How CISOs can identify and quantify security’s value in real dollars

cybersecurity controls
Feature

The 5 CIS controls you should implement first

The CIS Critical Security Controls list (formerly the SANS Top 20 controls) has been the gold standard for security defense advice. These are the tasks you should do first.

Cyber insurance > Umbrella hub protecting connected devices + online activities in binary world.
Feature

Implementing a successful cyber insurance program: Key steps and considerations

In a first, a Black Hat micro summit explains how insurers assess risk to write cyber insurance policies as more organizations seek to indemnify themselves against potential breach losses.

Virtual security technology focuses on the Microsoft Teams logo as someone uses her mobile phone.
How-To

Security and compliance considerations for Microsoft Teams

Admins will need to make these decisions around security and governance when porting from Office 365 Pro Plus to Microsoft Teams.

healthcare data breach / medical patient privacy security violation
Feature

6 biggest healthcare security threats for 2020

Healthcare continues to be a popular target for ransomware, cryptomining, data theft, phishing, and insider threats.

Tracking hot jobs + salary trends > Charts / graphs / money / flames
Feature

8 hot IT security jobs and what they pay

IT security is of major concern to all organizations, and they're willing to pay to get top talent. Are you being paid what you are worth? Take a minute to check.

VPN / Virtual Private Network > A mobile phone connecting via VPN / network connections.
Feature

Top mobile VPNs for the enterprise

Any of these six VPNs can securely connect mobile devices to your enterprise network if it supports the configuration options you need.

Keep third-party risk on your radar: Piggybacked deer, giraffe and cat balance on a tightrope.
InfoSec at Your ServiceBy

Are you taking third-party risk seriously enough?

Because third parties are often responsible for data breaches, your internal security standards must extend beyond your borders to cover vendors and other external partners.

'NO' symbol [circle-backslash] and raised hand against a background of passwords / passcodes
How-To

How to disable legacy authentication in Microsoft Exchange to enable MFA

Microsoft recommends enabling multi-factor authentication for Office 365. To do so, you must also disable basic or legacy authentication on Microsoft Exchange Server.

cloud based service ics as a service by ipopba getty
Feature

ICS as a cloud service is coming: Will the benefits outweigh the risks?

Plugging industrial control and operational technology equipment into cloud-based monitoring and remote management systems increases visibility, but it also takes away their security by obscurity.

Load More